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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Web Novels All Follow the Same Formula

[Su Xiaoqi: I'm telling you to join Shrek Academy, but not to truly join. Your body might be in Shrek Academy, but your heart must not be. Do you understand what I mean?]

[Zhu Zhuqing: I understand.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Good. Once you've joined, just keep to yourself. There's no need to deliberately build close relationships with anyone—remember, anyone. Because in Shrek Academy, not a single person besides you is normal. Or to put it another way, everyone else's values are skewed.]

[Lu Linglong: What do you mean by that? I don't know about the others, but didn't you just say earlier that Zhuqing was only able to become a god with Tang San's help? From that perspective, he treats his friends sincerely.]

[Nami: I agree with that.]

[Su Xiaoqi: @Zhu Zhuqing, after watching a few episodes of Douluo Dalu, what's your impression of him?]

[Zhu Zhuqing: At first, he didn't leave a good impression on me. Before his reincarnation, he stole from his own sect. After reincarnating, even though he clearly had an adult's soul inside him, he pretended to be a child and shared a bed daily with a girl named Xiao Wu. Also, I feel like there's a dark side to him. He's quick to pronounce death sentences on others over very minor things.]

[Zhu Zhuqing: But I do admit that after he became Xiao Wu's "brother," he really looked after her. From that point of view, he's not too bad.]

[Su Xiaoqi: That's a fair and objective evaluation. But you got one thing wrong—while they're siblings now, they eventually become a married couple. And Xiao Wu isn't even human. She's a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form—she's actually a rabbit. You'll find that out later as you keep watching.]

[Zhu Zhuqing: What?! No way!]

[Sakata Gintoki: Ah… Gin-san can't understand a word you're all saying anymore. What's this about reincarnation, soul beasts, rabbits... But the important question is—siblings can get married now?!]

[Lu Linglong: Your focus is totally off, but I kind of want to ask the same thing.]

[Su Xiaoqi: As for Tang San, let's discuss him after you've all seen Douluo Dalu. That's not something I can explain clearly in just a few sentences.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Anyway, don't get too deeply involved with those people. First, you owe them nothing in this lifetime. And second, even in the original story, while you were one of the Seven Shrek Monsters, you were the most marginalized among them.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Do you remember when I told you that there's a part of the story where your group moves to Heaven Dou City?]

[Zhu Zhuqing: I remember.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Once you get to Heaven Dou City, that's when you should leave Shrek Academy. By that point, you should have finished watching Douluo Dalu and will fully understand what kind of people they really are.]

[Su Xiaoqi: From the moment you join Shrek to the moment you leave, aside from daily training, your top priority is accumulating points. That's the fastest way to grow stronger.]

[Lu Linglong: But aren't points only earned through daily check-ins and selling items?]

[Su Xiaoqi: Linglong-chan, I'm seriously starting to suspect that the web novels you've read with golden fingers (cheat powers) are all ancient relics from over a decade ago.]

[Su Xiaoqi: If the chat group only allowed those two ways to earn points, why would it include "Please explore the methods to obtain points on your own" in the system announcement? That would be completely redundant.]

[Lu Linglong: So tell us—what other ways are there to earn points?]

[Su Xiaoqi: Based on my years of experience reading web novels, in this kind of cheat-enabled chat group setup, altering the plot usually has a high chance of awarding points.]

[Lu Linglong: If that's the case, wouldn't it be better for Zhuqing not to join Shrek Academy in the first place?]

[Su Xiaoqi: I'm speechless at your logic. Honestly, I really wish your bestie Xiaohua had joined the chat group instead. Explaining things to her would've been way easier.]

[Lu Linglong: Well, sorry it wasn't Xiaohua who joined. Boo-hoo~]

[Sakata Gintoki: This is strange. Aren't Saiyans just battle-obsessed blockheads? How come your brain works so well? Even Gin-san didn't catch that point, and that's just not scientific.]

[Nami: You two, cut it out. Let him talk. This stuff is important for all of us.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Not talking anymore. I'm tired. Going to bed.]

[Nami: ...]

[Sakata Gintoki: Go to sleep, my ***. Get your butt up and keep talking, or don't blame Gin-san for sending Shinpachi after you.]

[Sakata Gintoki: Moshi moshi, anyone there?]

[Lu Linglong: @Su Xiaoqi, I'll treat you to dinner later, how's that?]

[Zhu Zhuqing: I'll treat you too. You've told me so much, and I haven't even properly thanked you.]

[Sakata Gintoki: Gin-san's broke, but I can treat you to Gin-san's *****.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Get lost.]

[Sakata Gintoki: See? Told you. Gin-san always has a way.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Fine, I'll finish what I was saying. I was about to go eat anyway. I haven't had a single bite since arriving in this world.]

[Su Xiaoqi: First, assuming my theory is correct, Zhu Zhuqing not joining Shrek might indeed earn her points by altering the plot. But no one knows how many points that would get her. If it turns out to be too few, she'd lose out big time.]

[Su Xiaoqi: On the other hand, if Zhu Zhuqing does join Shrek Academy, thanks to her knowledge of the future plot, she can change events at any time. Take tomorrow's entrance test, for example. In the original story, the final test was to endure an incense stick's time under Zhao Wuji's attacks.]

[Su Xiaoqi: So let's flip the script. Have Zhu Zhuqing challenge Dai Mubai instead. He absolutely won't fight her seriously. That way, not only can Zhu Zhuqing vent years of bottled-up anger, she might also earn points for changing the plot. Two birds with one stone.]

[Su Xiaoqi: As for whether she'll pass the entrance exam—that's the least of our concerns. Shrek is basically a chicken-scratch academy with barely any students. Zhu Zhuqing may not be the most talented, but any other academy would fight to recruit her. There's no way they'd let her go. Especially with Dai Mubai still there.]

[Lu Linglong: Great idea! Too bad we won't get to see Zhuqing beat the crap out of that scumbag.]

[Su Xiaoqi: If Zhu Zhuqing does earn points tomorrow, then you guys can use the same strategy in your own worlds—not only to fix your regrets but also to earn points.]

[Lu Linglong: What about you? How do you earn points? You're alone in your world, with no plot to change.]

[Su Xiaoqi: That's my trade-off. I've already gained the Saiyan bloodline, so even without points, I can grow stronger through sheer effort. Besides, in a world where I'm the only one, what good is becoming Super Saiyan Blue if I don't even know when the world-hopping feature will unlock?]

[Lu Linglong: If you ever do unlock world-hopping, you're always welcome to visit mine. Also, if changing the story really does earn points, I'll give you 30% of whatever I earn. After all, this was your idea.]

[Nami: I'll give you 30% too. And I'll probably have more questions down the road.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Wow, that's unexpected. Especially from you, Nami—you're famous for being stingy.]

[Nami: My heart's bleeding, okay? Consider this your consultation fee—you better answer every single question I ask in the future.]

[Su Xiaoqi: Deal. All I do every day is train and hang out in the chat anyway. If I see your message, I'll reply.]

[Sakata Gintoki: Since everyone's being generous, Gin-san will make a sacrifice too. Next time you come to my world, I'll take you to Yoshiwara.]

[Zhu Zhuqing: Su Xiaoqi, from now on, I'll give you half of every point I earn.]

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